Straz Center for the Performing Arts

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Straz Center for the Performing Arts

Aerial of Straz Center for the Performing Arts, North MacInnes Place, Tampa, Florida, United States/The David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts opened its doors as the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center in July 1987 and has welcomed more than 10 million guests. The venue was renamed in November 2009 to recognize the generous donation, the largest individual philanthropic gift ever made to a cultural institution in the Tampa Bay area, of financier David A. Straz, Jr.The Straz Center is located downtown along the east bank of the Hillsborough River. As the second largest performing arts complex in the Southeastern United States. It has 335,000-square-foot venue provides an environment for a variety of events. It has a leading Broadway series and produces grand opera, as well as presenting a variety of concerts, performances and events. 680,000 patrons attended 4,148 events during the 2007-2008 season.